Washington Township Cinemas
249 Pascack Road,
Washington Township,
NJ
07675
249 Pascack Road,
Washington Township,
NJ
07675
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digital projection was installed recently at this theater.
By that you mean the Rialto, not the AMC Loews, in RP and the Cedar Lane cinemas in Teaneck. This theater was acquired by Clearview the same day as the Allwood as well as other theaters on 6/26/1996. Too bad Clearview didn’t do a good job of renovating the Allwood the same way they did with this theater.
Fred, yes I’ve been noticing the smaller art house films have been showing at Tenafly instead of here. Too bad, since Tenafly used to be nice before it was chopped up. I really hate the way it is now, and just won’t go there unless they show something really worth while. I would rather patronize Ridgefield Park or Teaneck first.
clearview tranfer its art hous program to their theater in tenifly
I’m a little disappointed with the selection of films here lately. If I wanted to see Pirates I’d go to AMC GSP 16 fer cryin out loud.
Sometimes when a big movie opens at this theater, they show it on two of the three screens and save one for an indie flick; a good example of it was when the theater showed all 3 Pirates films this way. After the closing of the nearby Emerson, the Washington Township cinema is the only Clearview Cinema in the Pascack/Westwood/Washington area that commands a high price that is still a bit cheaper than the mammoth Garden State 16, which is owned by AMC and rarely shows and keeps art house films like the Clearview in Washington Township.
Quick update – I recently went to a showing of “You Kill Me” here, and the 3 theatres are just about the same as before, except for new seats in all 3. They are more plush, with padded armrests, but sitting there looking up at the screen feels like you are sitting in a pit. The boxoffice/candy stand is now one long counter. The second pair of inner doors have been removed and the ticket takers post put in it’s place. The ticket prices are still on the high side; $6.50 for a matinee, $9.75 for evening prime time shows. I guess it would be worth it to see something not playing anywhere else here.
I agree with you. When I went to this theater more than a decade ago, it showed mostly popular movies. Nowadays, it’s an art house theater. That theater, as well as the Clearview in Ridgewood, will show mostly artsy stuff instead of the blockbuster fluff that the new theater will offer when it opens this weekend.
The new AMC 16 Plex in Paramus at the Garden State Plaza might effect this theater. They should just show art-house, indie films and be done with it.
that’s good news…that theater’s pretty old.
Quick update – the theatre will be open this Friday in time for Pirates of the Carribean. Looks like the theatre is having a minor renovation with a new boxoffice/candy stand, and some ceiling tiles being replaced. Nothing drastic.
No idea. Any clue as to what’s being done to it?
currently this theatre is closed for renovations..when will it reopen?
During the summer they tend to show more kid-oriented films due to summer vacation. The lobby was redone. But the actual film quality and sound while I saw MIAMI VICE could have been better. Who do i write to for comments and suggestions?
I’m afraid you’re right. I was looking forward to seeing a few indie films here, but all they show is the mainstream stuff now. Hopefully they will see the error of their ways? (pardon me while I laff) The only local screens that may show indies are Teaneck and Tenafly, and I refuse to go to Tenafly to see anything!
Yes. But Clearview Cinemas charges higher prices than AMC, which lowered a few of the Loews sites (Pallisades was once 10.00 as Loews, AMC lowered it to 9.50 – evenings). Since Clearview doesn’t offer quality projection (they simply don’t care about proper framing – I know, tragically if you want to see an art picture in Northern NJ you’re likely going to a Clearview site) or even stadium seating. They charge as much as the larger chains but don’t offer the same quality movie going, yes they have invested in revamping lobby areas but the core problems at Clearview still remain. That “nice crowd” you talk about at Washington Township, the type of people that see art movies is likely no more, not saying its gone ghetto but they’ve stoped showing art movies focusing on what Emerson used to show.
All shows Monday – Friday before 6 are Matinee prices.
Hi, JMags. I’m not sure. I usually go to the late Saturday night shows, so I’m paying full price. The matinees may be cheaper.
Do they still have bargain showings?
Well, considering you can go to Ridgefield Park and see the same film at a matinee for $5.00, and get more seats and a bigger screen, yes I would consider $9.50 high. But this would'nt stop me from going there again, if they played a movie I wanted to see. They do play foreign and independent films too, so the probability of me going back again is high.
$9.50 is high?
I recently went to this theatre, about 6 months ago. Nice place, nice crowd. The price of admission is rather high though; $9.50! I was there only a couple of times when it was 1 screen, and remember it was clean and well maintained.
Joe Masher, the Regal Entertainment Group’s United Artists Washington Township 14 Theatre, located on Rt. 555 and (Crosskeys)-Tuckahoe Road, in Gloucester County, New Jersey (South Jersey) opened 25 years after “2001” came out, sometime between 1993 and 1995, which means Clearview’s Washington Township 3 Cinema, located in Bergen County, New Jersey (North Jersey) opened as Skouras-United Artists Washington Cinema. Sometime after “2001” came out, United Artists sold the theatre to Nelson-Ferman Theatres, who eventually sold this theatre to Clearview Cinemas.
In response to the “2001” ad comment above, the Washington Twp. Cinema was never a UA Theatre. UA has a Washington Twp. Cinemas in South Jersey, as NJ boasts at least THREE localities known as Washington Township that I’m aware of. Ads sometimes get mixed up for this theater and the UA one down south.
As for Justin not believing this theater is still open, it is one of Bergen County’s top grossing theatres! It has a very loyal, dedicated clientele.
The last time I went to this theatre, I saw “Apollo 13” more than 10 years ago, before it became a Clearview Cinema. The sound was OK, but the picture was good and the crowd reasonable. Now that this theatre plays a mix of indie and pop films (some of which would play on two screens), I can’t believe it’s still open!